Uruguay Football Blog

Uruguay took their final bow in South Africa against Germany on Saturday, and the sheer fact that it was their seventh game of the tournament is testament to how well they have done. Oscar Tabarez led his team to their first World Cup semi-final since 1970. Having scraped through the qualifiers via a play-off with [...]

Once, again FIFA have insisted on playing out a ‘pointless’ 3rd place play-off game. Why they bother is beyond me, I mean, does anyone really care? It is simply a chance for an unnecessary injury, sending off, or even a goal that no-one will remember. But standing in Uruguay’s path is one man who does [...]

Oscar Tabarez has conceded that, despite his side’s defeat to Holland in the semi-final on Tuesday, he is immensely proud of his squad. Uruguay exceeded all expectations -especially considering they scraped past lowly Costa Rica in qualifying – in reaching the semi-finals, and were only narrowly defeated by the classy Dutch. He told BBC Sport, [...]

So, the Uruguayan dream is over. Did they expect to get this far? No. Did they deserve to? Probably not. Were they entertaining to watch? Most definitely. The skillful Dutch eventually proved to be too much for a resolute Uruguayan side that proved reputation means nothing on the big stage, with goals from Van Bronckhorst, [...]

*Due to a lack of time available, only a brief preview for the Uruguay vs Holland encounter this week* Nowadays, Uruguay against Holland would be billed as your typical Group Stage encounter at a World Cup. However, this encounter has a much larger and authoritative meaning, with the winner going through to the prestigious final [...]

After his controversial handball against Ghana in the quarter-finals, Luis Suarez has escaped an extended ban, FIFA has announced. Current rules would rule Suarez out of the semi-final against Holland, but FIFA were considering extending it to two matches thus ruling Suarez out of a potential final. Suarez instantly told BBC Sport, ‘Sometimes in training [...]

The world held it’s breath; Asamoah Gyan stepped up with the unadmirable job of putting minnows Ghana into the semi-finals, for the first time in the nations’ history. He nervously ambled to the spot, the whole world on his shoulders. ‘HE’S MISSED IT!!’, I remember shouting at the screen. No-one could quite believe it – [...]

When Uruguay face South Korea in the last sixteen of the World Cup, both teams will know a victory would put them into a good position to progress to the semi-final, with either Ghana or USA awaiting the winners. Uruguay will be the favourites for the match, having won Group A without conceding a single [...]

With a draw guaranteed to take both sides through, Mexico and Uruguay surprised many people by playing out an exciting, end-to-end game. When Luis Suarez scored the decisive goal to give La Celeste the lead, it was evident from the players’ reactions that both teams wanted the win and to top the group, and the [...]

When Uruguay and Mexico meet in Rustenburg on Tuesday, a draw would see both teams qualify from Group A regardless of the other result. Mexico, however, will have other ideas. If a draw is the eventual outcome, Uruguay would top the group due to their superior goal difference, and it looks likely that the runners [...]